Internet Protocol television

"IPTV" redirects here. For Iowa Public Television, see Iowa PBS.

An IPTV set-top box connected to a TV set, designed to receive television from a service called Mview

Internet Protocol television (IPTV), also called TV over broadband,[1][2] is the service delivery of television over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Usually sold and run by a telecom provider, it consists of broadcast live television that is streamed over the Internet (multicast) — in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable transmission formats — as well as video on demand services for watching or replaying content (unicast).[3]

IPTV broadcasts started gaining usage during the 2000s alongside the rising use of broadband-based internet connections.[2] It is often provided bundled with internet access services by ISPs to subscribers and runs in a closed network.[4] IPTV normally requires the use of a set-top box, which receives the encoded television content in the MPEG transport stream via IP multicast, and converts the packets to be watched on a TV set or other kind of display.[3] It is distinct from over-the-top (OTT) services, which are based on a direct one-to-one transmission mechanism.

IPTV methods have been standardised by organisations such as ETSI.[5][6] IPTV has found success in some regions: for example in Western Europe in 2015, pay IPTV users overtook pay satellite TV users.[7] IPTV is also used for media delivery around corporate and private networks.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ a b Ferguson, Andrew (November 2005). "IPTV the new buzz word in the UK broadband industry". Think Broadband.
  3. ^ a b Sharma, Ashok. "What is IPTV". Engineers Garage. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ Moro-Visconti, Roberto (17 April 2021). Startup Valuation: From Strategic Business Planning to Digital Networking. Springer. ISBN 9783030716080.
  5. ^ "Login Page" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Japan standardisation for IPTV services". 26 June 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ "IPTV overtakes pay satellite TV in Western Europe". Broadband TV News. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2024.